Qualitative Study of Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals Regarding Accreditation and Quality, in the Pre-accreditation Period in R. Macedonia

Authors

  • A. Petrusevska Aneta Petrusevska, MD, dermatovenerologist, Clinic Dr. Ancevski; PhD student at the University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, Macedonia.
  • V. Dimitrievska Vera Dimitrievska, Phd, University of Groningen.
  • E. Zisovska Elizabeta Zisovska, MD, PhD., professor, Agency for Quality and Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in R. Macedonia.
  • M. Spasovski Mome Spasovski, MD, PhD, professor, Institute of Social Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of “Ss Cyril and Methodius, Macedonia.

Keywords:

pre-accreditation period, accreditation, quality, perceptions of healthcare professionals.

Abstract

 A total of 30 themes emerged during the coding and were grouped in 6 main domains - Institutional, organizational and management settings; Financial issues; Education; Normative regulations; Professionalism,Quality of care and services-

which  jointly gave an insight to the perception about  accreditation of health care organizations in Macedonia on a tertiary level. We can conclude that the healthcare providers in our study perceive accreditation as a tool, which can catalyze the process towards improving the overall performances in a healthcare organization towards achieving the end goal to deliver  quality services to the patients.

The healthcare system in the Republic of Macedonia has planned to commence  accreditation of  the healthcare organizations. The Government of  Macedonia chose to  establish its own hospital accreditation systems. The objective of this study is to understand the attitudes of healthcare professionals in hospitals in Macedonia, to gain  understanding of the value of accreditation on quality of care as perceived by the staff members and  the possible strategies to improve implementation of accreditation , in a pre-accreditation period in R. Macedonia. We chose a qualitative research method and  study  explorative in nature to see the perceptions and opinions of providers. We used purposive sampling and included  health care providers from tertiary health care level. Semi-structured interviews with open questions were used as research tools.

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2016-04-06

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Petrusevska, A., Dimitrievska, V., Zisovska, E., & Spasovski, M. (2016). Qualitative Study of Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals Regarding Accreditation and Quality, in the Pre-accreditation Period in R. Macedonia. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 18(1), 84–96. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/1493

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